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So, What Exactly is “Alpine Style”?

In recent years, Himalayan expeditions have felt compelled to...

Sledding Season Begins on Lake Baikal

[Article Updated with new information on 17th February 2019] Just...

Winter 8000’ers: K2 Climbers reach 7,000m, Nanga Parbat Castaways Wait, and Wait

The Russian/Kazakh/Kyrgyz team - aka the Eastern team --...

Kilian Jornet completes Epic “Hamster Wheel” Ski Challenge

Kilian Jornet, ultra runner, mountain runner, extreme skier, ski...

A 53-Year-Old Retiree Begins a 32,000km Walk Around Britain

Karen Penny has always had a passion for walking....

Weekend Warm-Up: First Winter Ascent of Gasherbrum II

Normal people, smart people, wouldn't even go outside in...

Going Left Where Others Go Right: Interview with Rebel Arctic Traveler Yasu Ogita

Yasu Ogita first felt the call of the Arctic...

Retracing the Steps of John Rae

Next month, David Reid, a veteran High Arctic outfitter...

After Aconcagua Success, Bolivian Women Ponder Their Next Move

The ladies are basically everywhere. Media worldwide couldn't just...

Winter 8,000’er Update: Two Quit Nanga Parbat

Not a great time for Daniele Nardi and Tom...

Weekend Warm-Up: No Quarter

"The bush is thick, things are hard" --Andrew McNab If...

Tom Ballard Reports From Nanga Parbat, Part II

Tom Ballard, Daniele Nardi and Co. continue to spend...

The 10 Most Popular Routes to the South Pole

Editor's note, Feb, 9, 2019: This story has been...

Winter 8000’er Update: Despair on Nanga Parbat, K2 Climbers Still Hopeful

Options decrease for winter teams with every day that...

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...
Avalanche winter Manaslu Simone Moro

Dodging Avalanches, Simone Moro Abandons Manaslu

Simone Moro and Pemba Gelje Sherpa have been evacuated...

Winter 8000’ers Update: Gale on Manaslu, East Face of K2 “Impossible”

Yesterday, Manaslu experienced hurricane-force winds and six metres of...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Trail to Kazbegi

"One of the most dangerous roads in the world."...
GArbage retrieved from Mount everest during a cleaning campaign in June, 2018

Everest North Side Partly Closed for Spring Cleaning

It is high time, some have said, to clean...
Nomination of Chimmy Chin's "Free Solo" film for the Academy Awards 2019 announced on Orcars.com

Free Solo Nominated for an Oscar

Free Solo, the acclaimed film about Alex Honnold’s ropeless climb...

Five Solo Rowers Take to the Seas

A number of solo rowers are currently working their...

No One Could Finish the Coldest Marathon in the World

[caption id="attachment_9093" align="alignnone" width="720"] All frosted up: Sweating at...
Towards camp 2 on winter Manaslu.

Winter 8000’ers – Off They Go

Despite gnarly weather, teams on K2, Nanga Parbat and...

Weekend Warm-Up: Hunting with Falcons

According to Shawn Hayes, falconry is not an art...